Audio (MP3)Video – Peter Wolfgang: Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom Hartford CT.
Sunday, March 25th, 2012
Contracepting Religious Freedom
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Thank God the bishops are using their clout against the attempt of the Obama administration to force Catholic institutions to pay for contraception. Although I do not agree with Paul Moses entirely, I believe he has a point in suggesting that the effort could backfire. But that is a risk we have to take. Unfortunately, politics today is largely part of our sound bite culture. So many people are more interested in the outcome of the Twitter war than they are about having an in-depth and clear understanding of the problem at hand. Political persuasion is to a great extent about perception. Winning a debate seems more important than dealing with the fundamental issues. Clarifying first principles often clouds the particular agenda and appeals more to the intellect than it does to the emotions. Emotional arguments work better. (more…) |
Feb 13 – Homily – Fr Tito: Freedom
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Homily #110213t ( Ave Maria! When we read the Gospel we make that little Cross on our foreheads, our lips, and our hearts. We ask that the truth of the Gospel might be in our minds, on our lips and in our hearts. When we know the truth we become Theologians, when we speak the truth we become Prophets, but when we live the Truth we become Saints. That’s true freedom! Ave Maria! +++ |
Pope Benedict Affirms Absolute Primacy of Christ
Thursday, July 8th, 2010VIS news – Holy See Press Office: DUNS SCOTUS: CANTOR OF THE INCARNATE WORD.
On Wednesday the Holy Father gave a catechesis on Bl. Scotus, which includes a positive assessment of his doctrine on the primary motive for the Incarnation and a clear affirmation that Scotus was not responsible for Voluntarism. This is big news, considering that: 1) while still a Cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger wrote in one of his books that he disagreed with Scotus’ doctrine on the Incarnation; now, as Pope, he seems to have changed his mind and embraced Scotus’ position. 2) in his famous Regensburg Address, the Holy Father made a comment which many people interpreted as criticizing Scotus’ doctrine on the will; in this new catechesis, however, he clearly states the opposite. In regard to the Absolute Primacy of Christ: (more…) |
Jun 27 – Homily – Fr Tito: Now I Am Free
Monday, June 28th, 2010
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Video – Face of Pro-Life #98: Live – Protecting the Vulnerable – Dr. Hartnett
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Ave Maria! Dr. Lorraine Hartnett discusses with hostess Corinn Dahm on the state of elderly care in our medical institutions relating her sad experience in dealing with nursing homes in order to take care of her father and from her profession of taking care of elderly. She discusses ways that healthcare can be provided to everyone without instituting nationwide bureaucracies which will put distance between patients and doctors and at great cost. Doctors are being over regulated and are loosing their rights to opt out of morally objectionable procedures like abortion and contraception. She puts forward the very sensible concept of subsidiarity where the smallest group that is needed to take care of a job should be entitled to do it as opposed to larger one. Only on this basis will it be possible for us to exercise true charity which always requires the freedom that gigantic bureaucracies deny. They discuss how current problems are related to the loss of Christian-Judaic principles which Dr. Lorraine works to remedy through prayer groups at work. And, how doctors are buried in paper work and pressure to perform financially instead of taking care of patients. This will lead to fewer doctors which is the key problem to start with. Ave Maria! +++ |
Video – Face of Pro-Life #88: Susan Boyce on Health Care in CT Pt 1
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Ave Maria! Susan Boyce outlines with Corinn Dahm the health care plan for Connecticut that is very similar to the enormously unpopular plan proposed by President Obama that failed on a federal level. The mass media is not talking about this but it is already passed by the state congress who even overrode a veto by Governor Rell. Listen as Susan itemizes the many problems of the plan including, Obesity Task Forces, more bureaucracy, more taxes, less privacy and freedom, automatic enrollment at least once a year and usually more often. And the plan does not do any of the needed improvements like law suit reform that would truly reduce medical costs. All of these extra costs are being proposed when the state budget in has record deficits. Ave Maria! +++ |
Video – Face Pro-Life #78: Fra Isaac – Back in NOM, Battle for Marriage
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Ave Maria! Fra Isaac Haas, FI outlines his experience in the battle for marriage while he worked with National Organization for Marriage (NOM) before he became a friar. He covers the reason for NOM being created, how it counters the very well funded machine that is advocating for the radical changes in the definition of marriage which has far ranging consequences in regard to religious freedom and the ill effects on family and children. Ave Maria! |
Video – Roving Reporter #61: Same-Sex Marriage in CT – the Vote
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Ave Maria! We went to the Connecticut State Capitol yesterday to get the scoop on the efforts to protect religious freedom in the face of the impending vote on the same-sex ‘marriage’ bill and Peter Wolfgang of the Family Institute of CT (FIC) generously gave the Roving Reporter and interview. As predicted, the bill passed the Senate and the House but not before having some important amendments attached that at least partially protect foundational liberties thanks to the action of FIC, the Knights of Columbus, the National Organization for Marriage and the 20,000 Connecticut citizens who called their legislators. The Hartford Currant has a full story of some of the secular points but as Peter Wolfgang points out in one of the FIC’s emails:
Well, most of the points that FIC and friends pushed for were added to the amendment which had been rejected by the Judiciary Committee a few weeks earlier. A good day for liberty. Deo Gratias! Ave Maria! |
Video – Fr. Peter – The Golden Thread #4: Obligation, Freedom and Being a true Person
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Ave Maria! Using the ever-present highway signs, “Buckle-up, Its The Law,” Fr. Peter Fehlner, F.I. springs into the subject of obligation and freedom according to the teaching of Bl. John Duns Scotus. These signs demonstrate the paradox that the more independent we get from God, the more arbitrary law becomes, the more buckling-up we must do and so the very freedom we seek is lost and along with it our very personhood. Freedom, in the sense of autonomy from God, is not what makes us true persons, but rather love, and love is never more pure than when loving God. And loving God involves being thankful to God for creating us and redeeming us on the Cross. Using the old version of “thank you,” which is, “much obliged,” he makes the connection between love and obligation and thus between obligation and being a true person. He covers law, obligation, freedom, secularity, communes, license, conscience, synderisis, pragmatism, the difference between contentment and happiness. Whew! all in less than ten minutes. So buckle-up! You’ll need it with this one… Ave Maria! |
